Benjamín Kuscevic

Benjamín Kuscevic
	Kuščević with Universidad Católica in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo
Date of birth	2 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Fortaleza
Number	13
Youth career
2011–2015	Universidad Católica
2014–2015	→ Real Madrid (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2020	Universidad Católica
2020–2023	Palmeiras
2023–2024	Coritiba
2024	→ Fortaleza (loan)
2025–	Fortaleza
International career‡
2013	Chile U17
2014	Chile U20
2018–	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 4 October 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo (Croatian pronunciation: [běːɲamin kûʃtʃeʋitɕ xaramîʎo];^[1]^[2] born 2 May 1996) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fortaleza.

Club career

Universidad Católica

Kuscevic joined Universidad Católica's youth setup in 2011, from Unión Española. After progressing through the youth setup, he signed a professional contract with the club in 2013. Kuscevic made his first team debut on 18 May 2014, in a match against Curicó Unido for the 2014–15 Copa Chile.^[3]

Loan to Real Madrid

On 29 August 2014, Kuscevic moved on loan to Real Madrid, for one year.^[4]^[5] The move was made official on 2 September, and he was initially assigned in the Juvenil A squad.

Return to Católica

In June 2015, Kuscevic returned to Católica and was definitely promoted to the main squad by manager Mario Salas. In his first division debut, he played the full game in a 4–2 win against Universidad de Concepción on 6 February 2016.^[6]

Palmeiras

On 4 November 2020, Kuscevic signed a five-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Palmeiras.^[7]

Coritiba

On 10 February 2023, Kuscevic moved to Coritiba from Palmeiras on a R$3m transfer deal. He signed a three-year contract until 31 December 2026.^[8]^[9]

International career

Kuscevic is eligible to play for either the Croatia or Chile national teams, due to his Croatian origins. After representing Chile at under-17 level,^[10] he was called to the full squad for friendlies against Serbia and Poland, but did not feature in either match.

Kuscevic made his full international debut on 20 November 2018, in a friendly against Honduras, after coming on as a late substitute for Gary Medel.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 October 2024^[12]

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad Católica	2014–15	Chilean Primera División	—		—		1	0	—		—		1	0
	2015–16	Chilean Primera División	5	0	—		1	0	1^[a]	0	—		7	0
	2016–17	Chilean Primera División	13	1	—		4	0	5^[b]	0	—		22	1
	2017	Chilean Primera División	6	1	—		3	0	—		1^[c]	1	10	2
	2018	Chilean Primera División	22	0	—		—		—		—		22	0
	2019	Chilean Primera División	13	0	—		5	1	6^[d]	0	1^[c]	1	25	2
	2020	Chilean Primera División	7	1	—		—		2^[d]	0	—		9	1
	Total		66	3	0	0	14	1	14	0	2	2	96	6
Palmeiras	2020	Série A	11	0	—		0	0	1^[d]	0	—		12	0
	2021	Série A	11	0	2	0	—		2^[d]	0	—		16	0
	2022	Série A	5	0	5	0	0	0	5^[d]	0	1^[e]	0	16	0
	2023	Série A	—		5	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
	Total		27	0	12	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	48	0
Coritiba	2023	Série A	23	2	5	0	4	0	—		—		32	2
Fortaleza (loan)	2024	Série A	15	1	5	0	2	0	6^[a]	0	—		28	1
Total			131	6	22	0	20	1	28	0	3	2	235	11

^ ^a ^b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
^ ^a ^b Appearance in Supercopa de Chile
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearances in Copa Libertadores
^ Appearance in Recopa Sudamericana

International

As of 15 October 2024.^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Chile	2018	1
	2021	2
	2022	4
	2024	3
Total		10

Honours

Universidad Católica

Primera División de Chile: 2016–C, 2016–A, 2018, 2019, 2020
Supercopa de Chile: 2016, 2019

Palmeiras

Fortaleza

Copa do Nordeste: 2024

References

^ "Bénjamin". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "kȕš²". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEBUTÓ CON UN TRIUNFO ANTE CURICÓ UNIDO". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Real Madrid seal Varela loan". ESPN.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ Cappelli, Dino; @dinocappelli (9 February 2016). "Kuscevic, un juvenil chileno que prefiere la UC antes que Real Madrid". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Recuperó el liderato: U. Católica derrotó a la U.de Conce en el CAP". Prensafútbol. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Palmeiras contrata zagueiro chileno Kuscevic, ex-Universidad Católica-CHI" [Palmeiras sign Chilean stopper Kuscevic, formerly of Universidad Católica-CHI] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Kuscevic é o novo reforço do Coritiba" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba official website. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ "Coritiba anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Kuscevic, do Palmeiras" (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ "Chile Sub-17 tiene nómina para el Sudamericano". 24Horas.cl (in Spanish). 28 March 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Chile v Honduras game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.
^ Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

External links

Profile at Real Madrid
Benjamín Kuscevic at National-Football-Teams.com
Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway

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[COS-13] Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

[14] Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana

[SDC-15] Appearance in Supercopa de Chile

[COL-16] Appearances in Copa Libertadores

[17] Appearance in Recopa Sudamericana

[1] "Bénjamin". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[2] "kȕš²". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[3] "UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEBUTÓ CON UN TRIUNFO ANTE CURICÓ UNIDO". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[4] "Real Madrid seal Varela loan". ESPN.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[5] Cappelli, Dino; @dinocappelli (9 February 2016). "Kuscevic, un juvenil chileno que prefiere la UC antes que Real Madrid". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[6] "Recuperó el liderato: U. Católica derrotó a la U.de Conce en el CAP". Prensafútbol. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[7] "Palmeiras contrata zagueiro chileno Kuscevic, ex-Universidad Católica-CHI" [Palmeiras sign Chilean stopper Kuscevic, formerly of Universidad Católica-CHI] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[8] "Kuscevic é o novo reforço do Coritiba" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba official website. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[9] "Coritiba anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Kuscevic, do Palmeiras" (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[10] "Chile Sub-17 tiene nómina para el Sudamericano". 24Horas.cl (in Spanish). 28 March 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[11] "Chile v Honduras game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.

[12] Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[18] Benjamín Kuscevic at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

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